1.5. Highway Tolls and Documents for Vehicles
Bulgarian road border crossing points are indicated on fig. 38. There, the General Roads Directorate collects highway tolls and checks the respective documents of the vehicles – Bulgarian and foreign.
1.5.1. Documents for Bulgarian Vehicles
For Bulgarian vehicles, the border control bodies of the General Roads Directorate require:

For trucks:

  • International transport licence
  • Original reservation counterfoils for permits, if necessary
  • The total mass, axis load and rear light size are not to be exceeded. Otherwise, the due charges are collected.

For buses:

  • International transport licence
  • Permit for the country of destination or transit, if necessary
  • A list of the group of passengers
  • Certificate for the category of the bus
  • The axis load should not to be exceeded. Otherwise, the due charges are collected.
1.5.2. Documents for Foreign Vehicles
For foreign vehicles, the border control bodies of the General Roads Directorate require:

For trucks:

  • Licence for the respective type of transport, if necessary
  • Receipt for paid up entry road toll
  • The total mass, axis load and rear light size are not to be exceeded. Otherwise, the due charges are collected.

For buses:

  • Licence for the respective type of transport, if necessary
  • Receipt for paid up entry road toll
  • A list of the group of passengers
  • The axis load should not to be exceeded. Otherwise, the due charges are collected.
  • Road toll according to the bilateral agreements.
1.5.3. Charges, Paid for Vehicles
Upon leaving Bulgaria, a road toll is paid, set by Tariff No 14 on the charges collected within the system of the Ministry of Regional Development and Planning under the Law on State Charges.

Figure 38. Republic of Bulgaria Road Border Crossing Points